Loeb concerned about super-special

The WRC teams will have to fly more than 400 miles to the River Plate football stadium in Buenos Aires to complete the super-special stage next Thursday, before heading back to Villa Carlos Paz where the rally is based.

"I hope there will be a good atmosphere in the stadium because the logistics are a little complex for just one stage," said Loeb.

The championship leader made it clear that he is not against the idea of super-special stages, but he does not feel that they should be made quite so important.

"If super-specials are organised in the region of events for those spectators who can't get out to the stages, then so be it," he added.

"But when they become a priority, I really hope they are worth it. It is just one stage, which to my mind, has little to do with the rally."

Loeb believes that consistency is going to be the key to this year's world championship, which he currently leads by two points after Marcus Gronholm's Ford was penalised in Rally Portugal.

"Our results since Norway couldn't have been better, but Marcus has followed us across the line each time," said the Frenchman.

"Had he not been penalised in Portugal, there would be two points between us, but as it stands I am one point ahead, which confirms how crucial consistency is."